Strap-ear for well-buckets



(No Model.)

W. H. PARRISH.

STRAP EAR FOR WELL BUOKETS. No. 348,046. Patented Aug. 24, 1886.

WITNESSES INVENTOR:

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM H. PARRISH, OF RICHMOND, VIRGINIA.

STRAP-EAR FOR WELL-BUCKETS.

'JPECIFICATIQN forming part of Letters Patent No; 348,046, dated August24-. 1886.

Application filed June 11, 1886. Serial No. 204,886. .(No model.) T

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. PARRISH, of Richmond, in the county ofHenrico and State of Virginia, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Strap-Ears for Well- Buckets, of which the following isaspecification.

My invention is embodied in the construction and combination of partshereinafter described and claimed.

The accompanying drawing represents a perspective View, part beingbroken away, of a well-bucket provided with my improvement.

Referring to the several parts by letter, A represents my improvedwell-bucket, which 'is made of straight oak staves tongued and groovedtogether. The bucket has straight sides, but is smaller at the top thanthe bottom, to enable the hoops to be more easily kept on. These hoops Bare of the usual construction.

O 0 indicate the strap-ears, each of which is formed of a single metalbar formed at its upper end with the eye 0, for the end of the bail orhandle E, the lower end of the metal strap 0 being bent inwardly andupwardly into hook shape to fit under the lower end of one of. thestaves, while the main or central portion of each strap is stamped orbulged out, as shown at C", at three (more or less) places, according tothe number of hoops on the bucket or other article to which it isapplied, these raised portions of the strap-ears fitting over andpartially around the hoops B, which extend beneath the said straps, soas to effectually prevent the hoop from slipping in any way and fromcoming off the bucket. The strap-ears are heldin position against theside of the bucket by the staples F, the ends of which are clinched onthe inner side of the stave, through which they are driven. As the lowerends of the strap-ears extend beneath the staves, it will be seen thatthe weight of the bucket and its contents falls not upon the staples orthe hoops, but upon the lower ends of the metal straps themselves,

which extend beneath the lower ends of the staves of the buckets beneaththe bottom A of the same, so that all strain is taken off of the staplesand hoops, while the strap-ears hold the hoops firmly in position andeffectually prevent them from slipping or working off in any way.

It is obvious that my improved strap-ear may be applied to a well-bucketor other bucket or article of any shape, and will always preventthehoops of the bucket or article to which it is applied from comingoff,while the peculiar shape of its lower end will always prevent itfrom being pulled off of the bucket or article to which it is applied.

\ Having thus described myinvention,what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, 1s-

1. The herein-described strapear, composed of a metal strap formed atits upper end with an eye having the curved lower end, and having itsbody portion offset or bent in places to fit over the hoops ofa bucketor other analogous article. I

2. The combination, with a bucket or other analogous article havingencircling-hoops, of thehereiu-described strap-ears, composed each of asingle metal strap formed at its upper end with an eye having thehook-shaped lower end, and having its body portion bent in places to fitover the said hoops, the staples, and a suitable bail orhandle,substantially as described.

3. The combination, with a well bucket made of straight tongueandgrooved oak staves, and smaller at its top than at its bottom, of thehoops, the strap-ears composed each of a single metal strap formed atits upper end with an eye, having the curved or hook-shaped lower end,and having its body portion offset or bent in places to fit over thehoops, the staples,and the bail or handle, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

WILLIAM H. PARRISH.

Witnesses:

B. B. ELDRIDGE, WM. H. PARRISH, Jr.

